Neighborhood of Shinsen-numa Swamp

Shinsen-numa Wetland (神仙沼湿原) and Shinsen-numa Swamp (神仙沼) is at 770 m above sea level are in Kyowa town located in the western part of Sapporo city. Wooden paths are built from Shinsen-numa parking lot to Shinsen-numa Swamp, and visiotrs can arrive at Shinsen-numa Wetland and Shinsen-numa Swamp for approximately 20 minutes, and the paths lead for Naganuma swamp (長沼) halfway is built. The visitors can reach to the Shinsen-numa Wetland and the Shinsen-numa Swamp from Oyachi (大谷地) parking lot, too, and it take approximately 30 minutes. The visitors can see the state that woodland horsetail, the endangered species, grows wild from Oyachi parking lot. The Oyachi parking lot has no facilities, but there is a resting station at Shinsen-numa parking lot, the visitors can take a meal and a break. There is a restroom, too.

Shinsen-numa Wetland and Shinsen-numa Swamp

Shinsen-numa wetland is high moor of 4.18 ha. Small and medium ponds are dotted around the Shinsen-numa Swamp, and wooden paths are built on the wetland. Yezo hemerocllis middendorffii and Blackberry lily iris bloom at the wetland. The Shinsen-numa swamp is the largest swamp at the Shinsen-numa wetland. The words, "Everything is God, the place that a hermit lives in", is an origin of the Shinsen-numa swamp. I like the damp ground such as a miniature garden and the low shrub very much. In addition, there are 2 trailheads, but everybody should climb from a rest area side. The Oyachi side has a considerable rough path.

Autumn

Shinsen-numa Wetland and Shinsen-numa Swamp are one of the most beautiful places for fall foliage in Hokkaido. Leafs turned various colors are beautiful, and many tourists come to look at the state. Please visit here if you want to be impressed. You may enjoy fall foliage like a picture. These fall foliage are best viewed almost from late September to early October.

Oyachi Cluster of Woodland Horsetail

The woodland horsetail is called living plants that are presumably survivors from the Ice Age, it grow wild only here in Japan. Wooden paths are built, and visitors can walk through those. The visitors reach to Onuma Swamp (大沼) when the visiotrs keep walking.

Naganuma Swamp

There is Naganuma Swamp on the foot of Mt. Shakunagedake. Its shape resembls a gourd. Visitors reach to here when the visitors walk for approximately 30 minutes from the Shinsennuma parking lot. It is the place that the mysterious scenery like combining with the hell and the heaven spreads over.

Mt. Shakunagedake and Water Drawing PumpMt. Shakunagedake and Naganuma SwampMany Rocks on Bank

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